"It's very exciting for us," said group member Alejandro Nava Moncada, a 19-year-old mechanical engineering major from Williamsburg. He noted that the group has been featured on the sliver screen. "And we've gotten a bit of TV attention, but we're really excited to get a new audience here in Hampton Roads."

The Hullabahoos have boosted their national profile in recent years. Members made a brief appearance in the 2012 comedy movie "Pitch Perfect" which starred Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson. Even though the movie was a fictional take on Mickey Rapkin's book of the same name, the production did feature some actual Hullabahoos. "It was about 30 seconds of screen time, but, hey, it was screen time," Moncada said.

Also, Members were also asked to appear in an episode of NBC's "The Office." Moncada didn't get the chance to act in the episode, but he did get to witness the filming. "I was like, 'Oh my gosh! These people we see every week on TV!' It was the coolest thing."

A native of Bolivia, Moncada was a 5th grader when he arrived in Williamsburg with his family. He credits his music teacher at Berkeley Middle School with inspiring his love of music and singing. At Lafayette High School he sang in choir and performed in musical theater.

What's been the highlight of his career with The Hullabahoos? He got to bust a rhyme in The Hullabahoos version of the MKTO tune "Classic." "I never thought I would rap in my life, but I did," Moncada said. At Saturday's show, the group will perform Moncada's arrangements of "The Star-Spangled Banner," and "Anchors Aweigh."

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation (WOASF) willhost the a cappella singing group, the Hullabahoos from the University of Virginia atthe Sandler Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, January 11, 2014.

This performance, in support of the Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation, willbe the Hullabahoos first appearance in Hampton Roads. Describing themselves as “agroup of guys at the University of Virginia who like to sing other people’s music withoutinstruments and wear robes while we do it,” the 18-member Hullabahoos haveperformed across the country and beyond. Some of their more memorable appearancesinclude the Hard Rock Café in Manila, Philippines, The George W. Bush 2007 PresidentDinner at the Washington Convention Center and for President Obama. In 2012, thegroup made their big screen debut appearing in the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect and afew months later on American’s hit television show, The Office.

The Hullabahoos have recorded 15 studio albums, which have helped the group gaincritical acclaim and national attention. Tracks from the group’s albums have beenfeatured on the Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) compilation album 6 times. Since2004, the group has been featured on BOCA, won National Collegiate Album of theYear and has been featured by media outlets including GQ, US News & World Reportand Good Morning America. For more information on the Hullabahoos, visit the group’sI-Page at hullabahooscom.ipage.com.

Now in his senior year at the University of Virginia, the current president of theHullabahoos is Sammy Brennan, a Virginia Beach resident and graduate of FirstColonial High School and the only Hampton Roads resident in the group. Brennanhimself is a recipient a WOASF scholarship and keenly aware of the benefit andassistance these scholarships provide.

For Marissa Rice of Virginia Beach, the WOASF Scholarships made it possible for herto attend college. When she was a rising junior at Ocean Lakes High School, herparent’s divorce sent the family into a financial tailspin. Along with her mother, Marissabegan researching college scholarships and found the Wings Over America ScholarshipFoundation. “Winning the scholarships from WOASF afforded me the opportunity toattend Virginia Tech and graduate with a BS in Biological Sciences,” says Rice.

“Without support from WOASF, attending college may not have been a possibility.” Nowa graduate student in zoology at Oklahoma State University, she captured theprestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which isproviding her $126,000 to support her graduate research. Adds Rice, “The WOASFScholarships were an integral part of my academic accomplishments.”

About Wings Over America Scholarship FoundationThe mission of the WOASF is to provide college scholarships to dependent children andspouses of U.S. Navy personnel from all Naval Aviation commands, officer and enlisted,active duty, retired, honorably discharged or deceased.

Annually Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation sponsors over forty scholarshipsto students who have chosen to continue their education. Scholarship recipients areselected on the basis of scholastic merit, community service and extracurricularactivities. Previous winners have come from not only the Hampton Roads region butalso worldwide. The Foundation has proudly awarded over $735,000 to outstandingstudents since its inception in 1987. WOASF is a private, non-profit organization and isdirected by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors.

Support and funding for the Foundation comes from the generous contributions ofprivate and corporate sources. The Hullabahoos concert is a benefit concert for theorganization.

“As a Naval Aviator, I understand the challenges these families face in support of theirmilitary member. WOASF works to provide college scholarships to dependents ofNaval Aviation to help them realize their educational goals. I applaud the work of WingsOver America Scholarship Foundation and encourage others to support this worthyfoundation.” – President George H.W. Bush.# # #